These 19 murders in London in 2017 remain unsolved*. Can you help? Jonathon McPhillips, 28, was stabbed in the chest during a fight between two groups of youths in Upper Street, Islington, in the early hours of 25 February 2017. The father-of-two died four days later in hospital. Michael Dyra, 22, (29.12.95) of Hoxton, was …
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Murders up or murders down? The strange world of homicide statistics
Did the number of murders in London increase or or decrease last year? It depends whether you mean calendar year or financial year.
New Project: Full reporting of a murder trial
The decline of court reporting over the last 25 years has been described as a “threat to justice”. Local newspapers may not have the staff or resources to cover a trial in depth and the national press, TV and radio are naturally interested only in the most important or topical cases. Most court reports in …
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Changes to murdermap
[UPDATE 2022: The new website continues to track homicides as they happen and now has new, improved maps for each year since 2019 as well as a historical murder map (pre-2003). We are also working on a modern murder map for all cases since 2003. If you would like to contribute towards our costs, please …
Homicide Victims in London in 2019
Total: 151 (last updated 29/2/24) Official Metropolitan Police Total: 152 See also: Map of homicides in London in 2019 Note: This is not an official record and may differ from any lists compiled by police etc. It includes murder and manslaughter cases. Other deaths (e.g. unexplained) are listed separately afterwards.… You must be a paid …